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 Co'tor Shas wrote:

That's actually perfect. Why should any god hate love?

I don't think it has anything to do with love.

It has everything to do with where you want to stick your personal bits.

I think the two are unrelated, personally.

I love my dog. I don't want to feth it.

Dear GenCon. Stay in Indy. St. Elmos is pretty cool.

 cincydooley wrote:


I love my dog. I don't want to feth it.

All sins are washed away with the blood of Christ, therefore Jesus forgives bestiality, right?

Asterios wrote:
PS: I agree with GC's stance, but curious where they will move the con too ?

Vegas? San Diego?

Either of those cities could handle it, no problem.

Come to Baltimore! The culture clash would be hilarious to behold.

 JohnHwangDD wrote:

Asterios wrote:
PS: I agree with GC's stance, but curious where they will move the con too ?

Vegas? San Diego?

Either of those cities could handle it, no problem.

Yeah. Vegas could handle it.

But stay in Indy!

Go to Albany! They have...... corruption?

 jasper76 wrote:
Come to Baltimore! The culture clash would be hilarious to behold.

Clarify.


If you want culture shock-El Paso. I hope everyone knows Spanish.

I know - Ferguson Missouri. hahahahaha

 jasper76 wrote:
Come to Baltimore! The culture clash would be hilarious to behold.

Didn't Baltmore used to hold big annual gaming conventions?

Like, say, the Games Workshop Games Day and Grand Tournament?

Wasn't that in Bal'more, hon?

Not to mention the 30,000 or so people who show up every August for the Otakon.

 Alex C wrote:

 cincydooley wrote:


I love my dog. I don't want to feth it.

All sins are washed away with the blood of Christ, therefore Jesus forgives bestiality, right?

According to our Baptismal class teacher, who assured us that even if my infant daughter murdered people, yes, that's the case

Still doesn't make me want to feth my dog


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Additionally, I'm getting the impression that a large swathe of people recommending locations haven't actually been to GenCon. Would that be correct?

It's because we want to go, but it's damn far away. I live in mid-upstate NY, so I can go down to NYC for cons, but I hate NYC.

GENERAL IN THREAD WARNING TIME!

RULE #1 is MANDATORY!

PLEASE find a way to express yourselves without insulting someone else.

Thanks!

I support Gencon's right to leave Indiana because they didn't like how they legislated just as I supported Magpul's right to leave Colorado because they didn't like how they legislated.

As Grey Templar said (about Magpul);

 Grey Templar wrote:
Its going to punish the economy of the states that drove them out.

They shall reap what they have sown, and it will be a bitter cup indeed.

 Co'tor Shas wrote:
It's because we want to go, but it's damn far away. I live in mid-upstate NY, so I can go down to NYC for cons, but I hate NYC.

We all hate NYC, but a con's a con.
I'd be ecstatic if Gencon came to the Javit's Center

 JohnHwangDD wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
Come to Baltimore! The culture clash would be hilarious to behold.

Didn't Baltmore used to hold big annual gaming conventions?

Like, say, the Games Workshop Games Day and Grand Tournament?

Wasn't that in Bal'more, hon?

No idea...I moved out of there long before I became interested in table-top gaming, so it was never on my radar. I'd love to see it though! The Guild meets the Wire But in reality, I assume that such convention attendees would stay ithin the safe confines of the Harbor area.

 JohnHwangDD wrote:

Asterios wrote:
PS: I agree with GC's stance, but curious where they will move the con too ?

Vegas? San Diego?

Either of those cities could handle it, no problem.

either there or San Francisco or maybe Sacramento, would love to see them here in Stockton, but not a cold chance in hell of that happening

I'll be honest. Downtown Indianapolis is perfect for GenCon. I can't see it moving to anywhere but a place like Austin.

I think there's a bigger chance Frazzled moves to California than there is of GenCon moving to California.

 Ouze wrote:
I support Gencon's right to leave Indiana because they didn't like how they legislated just as I supported Magpul's right to leave Colorado because they didn't like how they legislated.

As Grey Templar said (about Magpul);

 Grey Templar wrote:
Its going to punish the economy of the states that drove them out.

They shall reap what they have sown, and it will be a bitter cup indeed.

Thats free enterprise.

Come to Brenham. We have an ice cream company and give out free ice cream with every tour.


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 cincydooley wrote:
I'll be honest. Downtown Indianapolis is perfect for GenCon. I can't see it moving to anywhere but a place like Austin.

I think there's a bigger chance Frazzled moves to California than there is of GenCon moving to California.

Die first. LA tried to kill me enough thank you.

Whats Indianapolis like?

Asterios wrote:

 JohnHwangDD wrote:

Asterios wrote:
PS: I agree with GC's stance, but curious where they will move the con too ?

Vegas? San Diego?

Either of those cities could handle it, no problem.

either there or San Francisco or maybe Sacramento, would love to see them here in Stockton, but not a cold chance in hell of that happening

San Francisco would price out too many attendees. Sacramento is just a terrible suggestion and you should feel bad. Might as well suggest Bakersfield if you're going to be that guy.


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 cincydooley wrote:


I think there's a bigger chance Frazzled moves to California than there is of GenCon moving to California.

Why is that?

 cincydooley wrote:
I'll be honest. Downtown Indianapolis is perfect for GenCon. I can't see it moving to anywhere but a place like Austin.

DC would actually be a nice place for something like this.

Most of California is expensive to fly to, and expensive to con at. LA never struck me as a gamer city. San Fran is off the charts money wise.

San Diego is nice, but the harbor is too pretty. No one would go to the con.

Vegas-ok I guess but If I were going to Vegas it wouldn't be for a gaming convention.

Chicago, Dallas are excellent flight locations. Have you considered New Rochelle? Any place good enough for the Tick is good enough for America.

 Frazzled wrote:


Whats Indianapolis like?

Clean, safe downtown area with tons of restaurants (7 steakhouses, by my counting) with everything within a 5 block radius from the convention center.

As a midwest city, everything is affordable.

The city embraces and caters to GenCon 100%. One of the local brewpubs does a whole Privateer Press schtick. The strip clubs have GenCon events. The bars have GenCon dance parties.

So in summation... Clean. Safe. Affordable.

Here's an article that does a pretty job explaining it: http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/02/06/super-bowl-xlvis-real-winner-indianapolis/

Simply put, there's a reason Indy hosts so many big events.

You had me at strip clubs and steakhouses.

It was so nice to be local when GenCon was in Wisconsin, but yeah, the difference in how the surrounding city 'feels' in regards to the con, Indianapolis is infinitly better.

 Grey Templar wrote:
Its going to punish the economy of the states that drove them out.

They shall reap what they have sown, and it will be a bitter cup indeed.

That is very much the truth. Last I heard, GenCon generated about $50 million in revenue as a whole for Indianopolis last year, but if Indiana decides that clinging to their bigotry is worth more to them than that... that's the bitter cup they're choosing to drink from.

 Ouze wrote:
You had me at strip clubs and steakhouses.

Yea he posted something after that but I quit reading.

Austin has steakhouses. It also has about 387 bars on three streets downtown. We have our own Mardi Gras.

 jasper76 wrote:

 JohnHwangDD wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
Come to Baltimore! The culture clash would be hilarious to behold.

Didn't Baltmore used to hold big annual gaming conventions?

Like, say, the Games Workshop Games Day and Grand Tournament?

Wasn't that in Bal'more, hon?

No idea...I moved out of there long before I became interested in table-top gaming, so it was never on my radar. I'd love to see it though! The Guild meets the Wire But in reality, I assume that such convention attendees would stay ithin the safe confines of the Harbor area.

Dude, even when I was local (NoVa), I wouldn't venture much outside the Inner Harbor.

Except for Haussners. That was some damn fine Essen und Trinken. Pity that they're gone now.

Considering the screaming fit a lot of self-proclaimed 'christians' have about the 'war' on their faith and how discriminated against they are...

You'd have thought they'd have a more tolerant attitude, but apparently actually following what Christ taught isn't as important as selectively following bits of (but directly ignoring or flouting other bits of) Leviticus.

Now, that's 'so called' Christians, so if you're throwing a fit because I've said that, you're placing yourself in that category, not actual Christian, but one who selectively picks and chooses which parts of the bible are set in stone rules and which parts are just too vague to actually work out and should be widely ignored in your day to day life.

I was always partial to James 4:12 myself...




now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to enjoy a scallop and shrimp Thai curry. Might try the pork satay starter. What a good thing it is I'm a pagan...

 cincydooley wrote:

 Co'tor Shas wrote:


Ha, Unitarian Universalist is the only way to go!

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This is going to sound crazy, but IMO it really isn't that far a reach, as a Christian, to not only accept homosexuality, but embrace it as one of God's works. If you'll bear with me.

God is infallible.

Homosexuality is a natural mutation.

God is infallible, so he intended for homosexuality to exist.

Personally, that's how I reconcile it.

But then again I'm pretty sure referring to it as a mutation makes me a bigot. So it is what it is.

I still think people should be able to service whomever they want in their own private businesses, and face the repercussions if they're exclusionary. Abercombie & Fitch doesn't make clothing for fat people. They lose money from fat people. That's their choice.

Afraid that's not how it works. Nature isn't in the same state it was when it was created. It is fallen and corrupted, so even if there is a genetic predisposition towards being gay(and the supposed evidence is quite shakey for that) it isn't evidence god is OK with being gay. Especially since the bible explicitly says its wrong, all forms of it. Be it men with men or women with women.

God hates shrimp.